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[Captivate General] centex99:
all websites (there may be a few exceptions) have a disclaimer that legally entitles them to cancel orders based upon price mistakes... I would be highly suprised if letstalk.com/walmart.com did not have such verbage on their terms & service which you are agreeing to when purchasing... I know it sucks, but can't really blame them as there are times when things get entered into the system wrong and that is their way of protecting themselves.

And regarding your money back... you'll get it back... the charge that showed up was likely a temporary authorization (to see that you have money to pay for it) anyway and the full charge wouldn't of been posted until the item actually shipped. It will likely disappear in a day or two.
[Captivate General] seriouslyjeff:
I was able to grab one from a corporate store early on Thursday with no contract for $350.. Smoookin deal!
[Captivate General] gtg465x:
I love you! Genius idea. :D Walked out the Best Buy door with a non-commit Captivate for $229. I can't believe they actually honored it lol!
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
How did they check? They already changed the price to the 499, can you show them your order?
[Captivate General] gtg465x:
I got it around 1 today when the price was still $229 on Walmart's website. They also called a local Walmart to verify but it sounded like the Walmart employee they spoke to didn't even know what a Captivate was and just read them the online price. When I first told them the price I wanted matched they didn't believe me and pretty much said no, but after seeing the Website and calling Walmart they agreed. :p
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Damn! 10char
[Captivate General] droiddadi:
U got lucky didn't work in lot of places
[Captivate General] Main Target:
I wish I had thought about trying the price matching.
[Captivate General] nxt:
You're better off buying something else if you're just going to use the Captivate for MP3/media player.... since it's not very good at doing either of those by itself lol.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Yeah. But you used up your upgrade and signed into two-year contract, didn't you? The deal discussed here is FREE if you use upgrade and two-year contract. $229 if you use neither, e.g. you can save your upgrade and contracts for something better later.

On the other hand, my order hasn't been cancelled yet. Let's see what happens.
[Captivate General] cypho:
I printed out a Walmart Free with upgrade screenshot, took it into bestbuy and asked them to pricematch. They said OK, but only if they were able to call Walmart and confirm both the price AND that it was in-stock.

After calling 4 walmarts, none of which had the phone in stock, they said they could not give it to me for free, but offered me half off: $114.99 After about 20 seconds of contemplation if I would rather order it online from walmart contract free, I accepted their offer. Now that I hear that walmart may not be honoring the price themselves, I'm glad I did.
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
You couldnt be more wrong. It supports a variety of media formats, the GPU can handle video acceleration for HD videos, and the sound is very good for the speakerphone and has software to improve headphone quality (virtual surround sound I think).
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
No email or canceled order. Hopefully this goes through, but I really doubt it after reading everything. Maybe I can try at Best Buy when I get back
[Captivate General] uberamd:
No its not really BS if you think about it. A similar thing happened to Best Buy where they listed a 52" Samsung LCD TV for like $30. All orders were canceled. They aren't required to fulfill price mistakes.

I went into Best Buy and paid $225 for my Captivate today (upgrade) and I am perfectly happy paying that price.
[Captivate General] droiddadi:
But I doubt they will honor it. Bestbuy won't pricematch since walmart corrected the price back to 499. Good luck
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
I took a screenshot, so it doesn't hurt to try. Besides, Best Buy is across the street from my AT&T store, so if it doesn't work there, I still have my print outs from the AT&T reps I spoke with about the price being $350. We shall see, I doubt it will work, but I'm hoping it will.
[Captivate General] votum:
My account was debited. I am fairly pissed right about now, angry call to these guys the second they open their phone lines.

NOS, can you post tha
[Captivate General] votum:
Im pissed...the charged my account also.

NOS, can you post that SS? I'm in Iraq right now (be home in a few days) and want to make some calls tonight at work to se if I can get anyone to honor the price.

I just called ATT to reactivate my line and they said I had an early upgrade available....but I tried to gte the captivate online and it said "You can take advantage of our no contract pricing" and said it would be until 29aug2011 for my next upgrade...which doesn't make sense at all. Think I am going to call back tonight as the angry soldier who keeps getting screwed on this phone and try to get one for free, ATT has no service at my house back home either so I could cancel my contract legally as well.
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
Wish I could man, but I'm on my Mac, and I took the picture on my old Dell, which is back at home. I'll be back to that computer tomorrow night at some point though. I'll be making calls Tuesday during my lunch break if mine doesn't go through
[Captivate General] votum:
No worries man im not home for another few days anyway. Dont want to stick with my BB any more o.O
[Captivate General] anosis:
This is on Letstalk.com Policies and Ordering page...

Pricing

Our prices are subject to change at any time. Unless specified otherwise, current charges for the order will only include those for the equipment, shipping and sales taxes. Charges for any service plan(s), including one time activation fees, monthly service plan charge and related taxes will be billed separately by the service provider. LetsTalk.com cannot be held responsible for inaccurate service plan description or pricing.

Despite our best efforts to keep pricing information accurate, there may be rare occasions when our pricing is outdated. We reserve the right to update our prices at any time, but will always contact you to confirm any change before you are charged or before products are shipped. We also reserve the right to refuse orders from anyone.

Also, if you used a debit card like I did...

Special note for debit card users: While we do accept debit cards as payment, please be aware that an authorization for fund on your debit card may look like an actual charge at the time the order is placed. If you do cancel your order, please be assured that no fund was ever charged to your debit card. However, it may take a few days before the bank releases the authorized fund back to you.

Lets see what happens on Monday. I won't give up without a fight.
[Captivate General] itissat:
229

My order got cancelled, just received the email.
[Captivate General] Fluba:
Does anyone know if I can keep my unlimited plan when choosing the new 2-year at Walmart? A free phone sounds pretty nice.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Sounds like your local BB hired someone that's not a high school drop out, e.g. someone is doing the right thing following the store policies.

BTW, the only thing Walmart/Let's Talk not hornoring right now is the off contract pricing. If you sign two-year contract, you still get it for FREE.
[Captivate General] violinbf:
I haven't received any email canceling or requesting any more information yet. It does say "customer attention needed" under status. Here is to hoping it magically goes through....
[Captivate General] cypho:
At least this morning when I tried to actually go though the process on Walmart's site, the Free with Upgrade only applies to single line accounts. When I selected that I was part of a family plan on Walmart's website the price changed to 199.99. Only $20 less than buying it contract free!

My line is part of a family plan, so the Walmart Upgrade was not an option for me.
[Captivate General] droiddadi:
Same here. I doubt it will go thru
[Captivate General] mk69:
update....

After about 13 hours since I placed my order, I just got my email saying "Your order has been cancelled from the Walmart online system - no funds have been debited."

Oh well... That's life...

BTW... The price on "LETSTALK.COM" is still 299.99... So I said what the hell, I place another order via letstalk.com, same checkout information requested, etc.... I clicked on checkout and letstalk tells me my credit card info is incorrect. At the same time my credit card company calls me to ask me if I am trying to make a purchase, due to an irregular charge. I tell them yes thats me buying something online, and they release the hold. I click check out again, and the order goes through...

This time my status is a little different at first, I get thank you for your order, etc.... "It is in the process of picking" or something like that. It also gave me a date that it was going to be shipped and when I was to get it... So here I am all excited that this is going to work....

I go and check my email and follow the link in the email to see the status of the order and I get "Customer Attention Needed"...........

oh well, they will cancel this order too...............
[Captivate General] kletiz:
Its no longer 229.99 at Letstalk.com. They seem to have corrected it to have the 499.99 price. :mad:
[Captivate General] mk69:
I just looked again and its still 229.99 for me... Did you clear your cookies, and I would also clear your cache... Goto letstalk.com, hover over cell phone with your cursor, then pick AT&T, then on the bottom of the page, under shop for, pick phone only... If I do that I get the 229.99 price....
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Can anyone who has said they took a screen shot or said they still see the $229 pricing still active post their screen shots??? How are you gonna say to clear your cookies or cache when your cache is the only thing that would KEEP it saying $229 instead of $499? Cache is back-dated and will show previous history IF you had been to that site before and saw it for $229, which I never did and I first checked it at 6PM last night!

Thanks in advance, got a plan brewing....... :D
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
You're too late either way. It seems most orders placed after 10AM EDT have already been cancelled. The ones left are unclear so far because they need to call and verify the orders.

The site shows $499 for no contract price for me as well. And I did order mine early in the morning, 9:50AM EDT to be exact. We shall see what happens today.
[Captivate General] Ph8:
I can say for certain that it showed $499 for me as well last night after showing $229 earlier in the day. This morning it is back to 229, and I even went through a different browser and a differnt link to verify that it was still showing 229 and not 499.

It seems its all random now for who it shows the lower price to, but Ive seen both. I am not expecting anything spectacular, but if it does go through that will be nice, if not oh well and time to move on to the next deal.
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Okay, so since you can see it at $229 this morning, why don't you post the screen shot, or better yet, print the page out in PDF format and attach it to this thread! I am not "too late" if I can bring it to Best Buy or Walmart and work something out.... but in order to do that, I still need the price listed as $229!
[Captivate General] Ph8:
Sorry, its back to $499 again on my side as well. Im on the phone with letstalk right now so Ill let you know how that goes....

EDIT, there is a post with a screenshot of them getting ready to ship the phone for that price over on andriodforums, but that probably wont help you :(....All I can say is keep trying the site and you may get lucky...
[Captivate General] fsrkewd:
ok

called in and they said its a pricing error

i guess no luck for me this time

i am not sure if i should get captivate or wait for the dell lightning
[Captivate General] AJerman:
They also told me it was a pricing error, but said that it was still free on contract.

Problem is, that would be difficult for me. I don't have a backup phone because I let my friend borrow my 3G, and I need to return my iPhone 4 to get a Captivate, so I'd have to go without a phone while they ship it if I go that way.

May try to get Best Buy to price match free on contract even if they won't pricematch the non-contract mistake price.
[Captivate General] pinoymutt:
Well, I thought I was one of the lucky ones because I made it through their "4 question" gauntlet and had a shipping status.

But low and behold, about 20 minutes later I get a phone call telling me that the order pricing was incorrect and I could purchase it for $499 or cancel... So even if you are getting through the verification stage, it looks like there is still some auditing going on.

Damn. Guess, and I thought I was going to get lucky this time....
[Captivate General] porambo:
What were those "4 questions" if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the same boat that ordered the $230 price but they haven't called me yet or sent an email saying it was cancelled.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
I bet all their reps are busy answering calls and cancelling orders from those who called in voluntarily:)

They will eventually get around and call those who didn't call in. Since they didn't send an email to me about the need to call in, I'll let them do the work.
[Captivate General] faustiano:
Regarding the Walmart Connection site (letstalk.com), if they charge your credit card for the price stated on their webpage, can they legally cancel your order as it has already been paid for.

I am not a lawyer by any means, but it seems as though the business has been transacted once the funds have been served.

Thanks,
[Captivate General] tranms:
I bought the captivate off LetsTalk with a 2yr contract extension + keeping my unlimted dataplan for $50 - $25 coupon found on retailmenot.com.

I currently have 450min plan and the only way I could get through the order is by selecting the 900min plan. Will I be able to reduce the plan through ATT later without consequence?
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Read the contract carefully. All these 3rd party retailers make money from your monthly service charges by selling you the phone at loss. Usually, you will be required to keep the current plan for certain period (typically up to 6 months) or you will be charged with extra.
[Captivate General] Mr_Armageddon:
$229 via LetsTalk has been canceled

Called in to try and do the ID verification, and they informed me that I do need to do the verification, but that there is also and error with pricing and it is now $499. So that order was canceled, and I ended up getting it for free using my upgrade. Was able to keep my unlimited data plan as well.

Time to sell my good ole HTC Tilt 2 on CraigsList.
[Captivate General] droiddadi:
Didn't bother to call them but just got cancellation mail.
[Captivate General] mk69:
Idk maybe a call to the BBB might be needed get them to pony up for there mistakes. I did'nt see anything about mistakes in prices in the T&C posted.....
[Captivate General] Ph8:
Agreed they will call you to tell you about the mistake...

BTW My order was cancled, Im not surprised, but I had to give it a shot ;).....
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Haven't received call nor cancellation email yet. When I finally receive that cancellation email, I'd send a nasty email to Walmart, not Let's Talk.
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Those who are feeling like they're gonna be stuck paying the $499 price, look into early upgrade pricing at corporate AT&T stores!

Early activation price - $275 until Saturday, 7/24!
[Captivate General] defriend:
How did you manage to keep the unlimited data plan? I ordered the phone for $49.99 to keep the unlimited plan and they are asking me to pick the 2GB data plan - even after I have paid $49.99 (instead of getting the phone free).

I am going from HTC Tilt to Captivate. One lady said I can go from Bbrey to smartphone unilimited.. but not smartphone unlimited to smartphone unlimited...

My order is in flux because of this. I don't want to give up my unlimited data plan..

On hold now for an hour with their "activation department". :mad:

Any thoughts??

Regards

Nick
[Captivate General] vactor:
letstalk held my order until i called and then said the price was 499. i cancelled. bunch of BS
[Captivate General] mskmike:
I would also like to know if i can reduce to 450min plan.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Still waiting for the phone call or cancellation email :(
[Captivate General] magicman0:
Isn't that illegal? They should be honoring the pricing that it was ordered for right?
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
Well, just like everyone else, my order was canceled. I was finally able to get a line in around 12:30pm after trying since 9am (off and on). Verified info, and the lady goes "Well, I'm sorry to say this, but that price was a "glitch" in our system. The correct price is $499. Would you still like that phone?" I immediately said no of course. Then she asked if I would like another phone and I said "No thank you, I will just go to Best Buy".

Ended up calling customer service at AT&T about the $350 price and how I was quoted wrong, and she told me to go back into the store, and speak with someone about it to see if they could honor that price. She left notes in my account for someone to read. Still going to try Best Buy to see if they will honor that $229 LetsTalk price, and if not, I will just try my luck at AT&T.
[Captivate General] startngate:
My Lets Talk order is still showing 'Customer Attention' but after several attempts to contact them, I gave up.

I was also originally quoted the $350 price while in a corporate store on Saturday checking out the phone. They let me play with their demo, but wouldn't sell it to me.

Went back in today to pick up the phone when the guy that gave me the quote was working. He did honor the price for me, so it may work for you.
[Captivate General] Akoni324:
Captivate for $229

Just tried Walmart and the phone is $499 without a contract.
[Captivate General] decepticon:
Anyone on AT&T Premier can get one for $200 no commitment price. I just ordered mine.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
How did you get to there?

I am able to get att's primer with my school's email, but since i'm not an att's customer i won't b able to get that offer?
[Captivate General] decepticon:
I have been a Premier customer for years. You have to be an AT&T customer to get it, ironically the upgrade price on Premier is the same as the no-commitment.

Your best bet would be to let someone you know on AT&T use their number to add your Premier email so you can get it under their number but with no contract.
[Captivate General] Epsilion:
Mine is still $500, and has a notice that I am not eligible for any discounts until 10/17/2010, but can get the available phones at no commit price.

Walmart Wireless Online and LetsTalk.com have it for free on upgrade (for individual lines/primary family lines).
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Thanks i guess that's my only option thanks again!
[Captivate General] decepticon:
That's odd, I guess mine is because my Premier account is from when I was an employee. They just never removed it when I was laid off.
[Captivate General] captivated:
Must be different for each company. My account lists the phone for $499.
[Captivate General] AllTheWay:
Anytime you change from smartphone to smartphone you CAN keep you unlimited data plan. It doesn't matter if you are going from iphone to blackberry or iphone to PDA whatever combination you want to make it. Just go into an AT&T store and they will take care of you.

I really doubt a corporate store will honor the price of $350 or even $229 for the the letstalk price. They usually only honor the prices from there own online store.

Just ask for the early upgrade price for the phone. If you are eligible on 10/17/2010 they should offer that to you.
[Captivate General] AllTheWay:
Because of the discount that I have on my account I was able to get the phone for $200 with no commitment. It does depend on what type of corporate discount you have.
[Captivate General] abezapata:
my lets talk capitvate order for 229 was cancelled today. They told me the phone was 499 off contract so I said "Cancel it!"
[Captivate General] decepticon:
Figured, thanks for clearing that up.
[Captivate General] XERO_Racer:
ok soo i hope this guy is right he said July 21st is the deadline for the sale but sales on Walmart went back to $99.99

http://www.youwantthat.com/?p=396
[Captivate General] wolverine9827:
Ordered mine yesterday...

I ordered mine yesterday at around 3pm from letstalk.com. My phone was eligible for an upgrade and I managed to order the Captivate for FREE!

Checked back this morning and now it's $99 for an upgrade. Guess I lucked out :)

Got a text message last night saying the new phone was activated and the order status showed the phone was shipped and in transit already! Might actually get it today!! I wish it was for me :(

Now I just need to figure out how to get rid of the AT&T bloatware and upgrade it to 2.2 ;)
[Captivate General] travisryans:
Lets Talk...

The guy I talked to yesterday was an idiot and could not see that I was eligible for the Free upgrade, so I settled today with paying $99 but was able to keep my unlimited data plan... :) We'll see if anything gets rejected!
[Captivate General] jbl7979:
Letstalk just emailed me and said they made a mistake, but as a token of their appreciation would sell it for 399 no contract.
[Captivate General] TPA_Droid:
Well for those of you that have orders that are influx, I thought you would find this encouraging; mine just arrived. Not sure if the zip code on the order form had anything to do with those that can get the phone without a contract?
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
Yours arrived from LetsTalk? How did you order it, off contract?
[Captivate General] tasty_chicken:
I saw this too. I placed a order for one and it has been shipped! :D
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Hey, Im a college student and just signed up for the premier thing. Now how do I purchase the phone for 200? Where do you go? Please help, it will save me a lot of money!
[Captivate General] TPA_Droid:
No, Walmart.
[Captivate General] decepticon:
I got mine in today, gotta love Premier where the Aria with a contract is more than the Captivate without a contract.

It depends on what your premier account is through, some have them for $499. AT&T has different pricing with different organizations.
[Captivate General] Ph8:
Just wondering how you see the no commitment price on the phones, all I can see is the upgrade price of 199 (and keep your current plan) This 199 price includes an 18$ "upgrade fee". I dont see a selection to get the phone at no commitment pricing. If you paid the fee 18$ upgrade fee didnt you in effect just renew your account?....BTW can you PM me your company? I work for two that are eligiable so I am just trying to compare the discounts to see where the trip up is if any. Thank :)
[Captivate General] decepticon:
I have a screenshot on Page 2 I think, mine clearly stated no commitment and I have no upgrade fee. My premier account is an AT&T employee account.
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
So sounds like no one was able to get it for $229 from LetsTalk, but a few were able to get it price matched from Best Buy. I tried to today, but since the site was updated, they didnt honor the price. Ended up getting the phone on a new 2 year for $99. I guess I can't complain too much, but guess I'm stuck with them for another 2 years :(. LLOOOOVEE the phone though
[Captivate General] Ph8:
Thanks for the info, for some reason I cant see the no commitment price on mine. All it ever gives me is the Upgrade price :(. I wish there was some way to get the no comitment price though as I am eligiable for two different companies. Fustrating as I would jump on it right now if I was able to find out, and If I call Ill probably get the standard 499$ from the reps thee....